The Mark Of A Minister: To See The Lord

Apostle Grace Lubega

1 Corinthians 9:1(KJV); Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?

Christ must be a revelation to every minister of the gospel.

In our theme scripture, Paul asks an important question, ‘have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord?’

You must bear a testimony of having seen the Lord. It is not about how he may appear to you but the fact that He appeared to you.

In Acts 26:16, the Lord told Paul, ‘…I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in which I will appear unto thee….’

Christ may appear to you in the body or he may appear to you in other forms of his choosing but you must see the Lord if you are to be both a minister and a witness of Him.

He becomes more than what you have read or heard and more real than anything you have ever known.

This is a place of experience that sustains you even in those places where zeal for the Father’s house alone may fail you.

Men who have seen the Lord in the way they ought to see Him will endure anything for the sake of the gospel because they know whom they have believed.

FURTHER STUDY: 2 Timothy 1:12; Acts 22:14

GOLDEN NUGGET:
You must bear a testimony of having seen the Lord. It is not about how he may appear to you but the fact that He appeared to you.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank you for this day. I have seen, touched and tasted of the Word of life. It is that very Word that I proclaim. Today, I hunger for an even deeper experience of you; a greater encounter to define the course of my destiny. My heart is open and my spirit is yielded to those places you are taking me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.